Vehicle Research

New Zealand Commercial Vehicle Registrations Highest in 30 Years

April 13, 2015
• by Staff

Figures issued by New Zealand’s Motor Industry Association showed 11,755 new vehicles (commercial and passenger) were registered last month, the highest number for March since 1984, according to a report by Radio New Zealand.

New commercial vehicle registrations were the highest since March 1982, the report added. Toyota was the market leader last month for both passenger and commercial cars.

The number of new commercial vehicles registered in the first three months of the year is outstripping 2014's record-breaking monthly totals, according to the report. More than 36,000 new commercial vehicles were registered last year, the highest number since association records began in 1981.

The 2020 Jeep Gladiator midsize pickup began shipping to U.S. dealers from its home at the Toledo Assembly Complex on April 12, FCA US has announced. The company invested $273 million to retool and modernize the Ohio plant for Gladiator production and added 329 full-time positions to support the build.